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The Latest: US men's basketball team on the defensive in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

6:15 a.m.

The U.S. men's basketball team could take a lesson from the U.S. women's soccer team: beware of being the heavy favorite.

The U.S. men play France in the Olympic tournament on Sunday and they're being dogged by questions over where the dominating team of years past has gone. The U.S. men have had two straight close games, topping Australia 98-88 and squeaking by Serbia 94-91.

Four-time Olympian Carmelo Anthony says "we're OK. We're fine.